Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 380 › Conversation 380-005
Nixon & Sanchez on Bess Truman and Correspondence
Thursday, December 28, 1972 · 11:08 AM–11:56 AM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 4 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon met with his personal valet, Manolo Sanchez, to facilitate the delivery of personal correspondence. The President provided instructions regarding a note intended for Bess Truman, directing Sanchez to ensure it was delivered to Marjorie P. Acker. This brief interaction served as a logistical arrangement for the President's private communication with the former First Lady.
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NARA Description
On December 28, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 11:08 am and 11:56 am. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 380-005 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 380-5
Date: December 28, 1972
Time: Unknown between 11:08 am and 11:56 am
Location: Executive Office Building
The President met with Manolo Sanchez.
Correspondence
[The President’s forthcoming note to Bess (Wallace) Truman]
-Delivery to Marjorie P. Acker
Sanchez left at an unknown time before 11:56 am.
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM
Conversation No. 380-3 (cont’d)Also recorded on December 28, 1972
- 035-022 10:23 AM · 25 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:23 am and 11:08 am.
- 380-002 10:23 AM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 10:23 am and 11:08 am.
- 035-023 11:08 AM · 21 sec — the White House operator and President Richard M. Nixon talked on the telephone at 11:08 am.
- 380-003 11:08 AM · 20 sec — the White House operator and President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 11:08 am.
- 380-004 11:08 AM · 29 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Marjorie P. Acker met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 11:08 am and 11:56 am.
- 380-006 11:08 AM · 11 min — President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 11:08 am and 11:56 am.
- 035-024 11:56 AM · 39 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon talked on the telephone from 11:56 am to 11:57 am.
- 380-007 11:56 AM · 38 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 11:56 am and 11:57 am.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 380-005, December 28, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/380-005 (accessed October 11, 2026).